The Poplar Point Lighthouse shines again after 142 years. This photograph was taken during a test two nights before the tower ...

The brick lighthouse was constructed in the 1790s and was an important step for trade along the Virginia and Maryland coasts, as it made the Chesapeake Bay easier and safer to navigate.

Efforts to save an imperiled 150-year-old lighthouse in New York are getting a boost with federal officials announcing new ...

Before 1875, ships sailing by the North Carolina coast faced a 40-mile "blind spot" between Bodie Island and Virginia's Cape Henry. Then, the Currituck Beach Lighthouse in Corolla was created.